Today one of the big discussions has been on creativity and the idea of coming up with new ideas (like, for business, you know?) One of the readings discussed pattern building in the human brain and that the order in which we’re presented with data can vastly effect the result we come up with; we naturally limit ourselves to “in the box” thinking because we build patterns in our brains to deal with situations.
Here’s a quick demonstration on how patterns get built in a normal person’s mind (though this somewhat loses effectiveness in print.)
Spell “POTS” 5 times fast.
What do you do at a green light?
Apparently, the correct answer is not “stop” (as almost anyone you administer the test to will respond.)
Interesting test. Since I’m not a very creative person, this particular part of the educational experience is going to be tough for me.
